Jean Léon Gérôme (1824–1904), French Painter by Jules-Clément Chaplain

Jean Léon Gérôme (1824–1904), French Painter 1885

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medal

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charcoal drawing

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black and white theme

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female-nude

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This 1885 silver medal, created by Jules-Clément Chaplain, honors the French painter Jean Léon Gérôme. The obverse features a profile portrait of Gérôme, while the reverse depicts a female figure, representing Painting, seated before an easel in an Eastern setting. The medal, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a fine example of French medallic art.

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